HL Deb 13 May 2002 vol 635 c2WA
Lord Laird

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether all domestic and support staff employed at the Castlereagh police complex are security cleared; and if so, to what level. [HL3846]

The Lord Privy Seal (Lord Williams of Mostyn)

I have been informed by the Acting Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland that domestic and support staff working at the Castlereagh police complex are vetted to a level equivalent to the counter terrorist check, by the Police Service of Northern Ireland.

Lord Laird

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether it would be possible for any paramilitary group involved in the break-in to the Castlereagh police complex on 17 March still to be regarded as on ceasefire. [HL3908]

Lord Williams of Mostyn

The criminal investigation into the break in at Castlereagh police station is continuing and the Acting Chief Constable has advised me that the PSN I is actively pursuing lines of inquiry. It would not be right for me to speculate on hypothetical outcomes of the investigation.